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PREACHERS IN COUNCIL.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE AT
SPARTANBURG.

THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE AT
sPARTANBURG.
Interesting Notes of this ImpOrtan
Body of Christians.-.AppOin
for the Next Year.
The South Carolina Conference o
the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, met in its One Hundred ant
Second Annual Session in the Meth
odist church in Spartanburg OF
Wedne, day morning, November 80
1887. The attendance at the open
ing was unusually large, l25 preach
ers and 10 lay delegates answering tt
their names at the first roll call.
The senior Bishop of the Church
II. n. McTyiere, presided. and the
session, according to standing order
of the Conference, was opened with
the administration of the sacrament
of the Lords Supper. The service
conducted by the Bishop was impress
i've, and a gracious influence seemed
to pervade the large number Of COM
municants.
The organization of the Conference
was completed by the election OF
H. F. Chreitzberg, Secretary, and L.
F. Beatty and J. c. Kilgo, Assistants
w. C. Power who has served as Sec
retary for the past thirteen years de-
clining a reelection. S. Lander was
elected Statistical Secretary, with w.
l.. Wait and n. G.. Ligon, Assistants.
Various papers relating to Missions,
and other departments of the general
work of the Church were presented
and referred to appropriate Boards and
Committees.
Some discussion sprang up as to the
best method of turning over moneys
from the preachers to the various
Boards charged with the disburse-
ment of these funds, but the con-
clusion reached was that no better way
can be devised than for the Treasurers
of these boards to receive the money
quietly, and so as to offer the least
possible disturbance to the Conference.
Rev. G. G.. Smith of the South Geor-
gia Conference was introduced to the
body, and the Pastors of the Presby-
terian and Baptists churches were in.
vited to seats on the floor.
The regular examination of the
character of the preachers was then
entered upon under the twentieth
question. The ten Presiding Elders
were called and each made brief re-
port of his district, after which his
character passed. The names of the
superannuated preachers were then
called and all were referred to the
Committee on Conference relations.
The supernnmerary preachers were
called, md with the exception of ].
r. Little and J. A. Wood, were re-
ferred for continuance of their rela-
ton. The name of B. J. Guess was
called, his character passed, and he
was transferred by Bishop McTyiere
to the West Texas Conference.
The name of L. A. johnson was re-
ferred for supernumerary relation,
and those of J. M. Carlisle, A. P.
Avant, J. II. Kilgo, l.. M. Little and
j. G. Bissell for superannuation.
After notices the Conference ad-
journed with the doxology and bene-
diction by the Bishop.
SECOND DAY-DECEMBER /.
The Conference was opened at 81
o'clock with devotional exercises con-
Quoted by M. M. Brabham.
Bishop McTyiere took the chair and
the roll was called and the minutes OF
yesterdays session read and approved.
Charges having been preferred
against J. r. Little, a committee
of trial was appointed by the Bishop.
A communication from S. w.
Small, agent of the Paine Institute
was read, urging The payment of sub
scriptions due.
Rev. B. G. Wilson, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church was introduced
to the Conference.
A communication from J. D. Bar
bee, Trustee of the Calvin fund, was
read by the Secretary.
The class of the first year was
called and Alpheus w. Attaway,
Preston L. Kirton, John A. Rice.
Charles w. Creighton, Maxcy w.
Hook, Marcus L. Carlisle, after ap-
proved examination of character, were
continued on trial and advanced to
the class of the second year. Maxcy
w. Hook was continued in the class
Of the first year.
The class of the second year was
called. Edward B. Loyless, Lucius
S. Bellinger, A. Frank Berry, B. Olin
Watson, Marcellus Steadman, Thorn
as Odell, Fletcher Anderson, Nc
Swain Attaway, Matthias Major.
Thomas G. Ligon. Walter L. Herbert,
John Owen and Duncan A. Calhoun
passed an approved examination.
The following were elected to Dea-
cons orders: McSwain Attaway, E.
Olin Watson, j. NJ. Steadman, J. F.